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Hokkaido / National
| Postal code | 047-8501 |
|---|---|
| Address | 3-5-21 Midori, Otaru-shi, Hokkaido |
| Department to contact | Admissions Office |
| Phone | 0134-27-5254 |
| Fax | 0134-27-5258 |
| Type of research department | Researcher development., For some courses, development of experts in their fields of specialization. |
| Program | Master's program |
| Major | Modern Commerce |
| International students examination offered | Special selection of international students |
| Application from outside Japan | Available. |
| Prior qualification screening | Necessary. |
| Availability of previous examination papers | Please make an inquiry for details. |
| Qualification to apply | Completion of undergraduate degree or equivalent Applicants who have completed 16 years and above of school education in their home countries or expect to complete it by the designated date. Applicants who are 22 years old or older and are recognized to have abilities equivalent to graduates by special admission qualification screening. Please make an inquiry for details. |
| Notes | Approval from an academic advisor is not required. Applicants who have not fulfilled 16 years of school education should inquire beforehand. |
| Number of international students in 2025 | 4 |
| Number of privately financed students | 4 |
| Number of exchange international students | 0 |
| Examination fee | 30,000 yen |
| Admission fee | 282,000 yen |
| Tuition per year | 535,800 yen |
| Total expenses (First year) | 817,800 yen |
| Entry | April, 2026 |
| Application category | Special Entrance Examination for International Students 1st |
| Deadline for prior qualification screening | June 20, 2025 |
| Starting date for application submission | July 23, 2025 |
| Deadline of application | August 5, 2025 (must arrive by this date) |
| Date of examination | September 20, 2025 |
| Notification of examination result | October 9, 2025 |
| Examination/screening methods | Documents screening, Major subjects(Answer in Japanese or English), Interview, Subjects differ by major. Please make an inquiry. |
| Entry | April, 2026 |
| Application category | Special Entrance Examination for International Students 2nd |
| Deadline for prior qualification screening | November 4, 2025 |
| Starting date for application submission | November 25, 2025 |
| Deadline of application | December 8, 2025 (must arrive by this date) |
| Date of examination | January 31, 2026 |
| Notification of examination result | February 6, 2026 |
| Examination/screening methods | Documents screening, Major subjects(Answer in Japanese or English), Interview, Subjects differ by major. Please make an inquiry. |
| Program | Doctoral program |
| Major | Modern Commerce |
| International students examination offered | No special selection of international students |
| Application from outside Japan | Available. |
| Prior qualification screening | Necessary. |
| Qualification to apply | Completion of Masters degree or equivalent. Completion of an undergraduate degree or completion of at least 16 years of school education in one's home country, and has done research for at least 2 years in a research institution or a university. Recognized as having completed the equivalent of a masters degree by a special admission qualification screening and be at least 24 years old. |
| Notes | Approval from an academic advisor is not required. Applicants who have not fulfilled 18 years of school education should inquire beforehand. |
| Number of international students in 2025 | 2 |
| Number of privately financed students | 0 |
| Number of exchange international students | 0 |
| Examination fee | 30,000 yen |
| Admission fee | 282,000 yen |
| Tuition per year | 535,800 yen |
| Total expenses (First year) | 817,800 yen |
| Entry | October, 2025 |
| Application category | General Entrance Examination (October Admission) |
| Deadline for prior qualification screening | May 28, 2025 |
| Starting date for application submission | June 3, 2025 |
| Deadline of application | June 17, 2025 |
| Date of examination | July 26, 2025 |
| Notification of examination result | September 4, 2025 |
| Examination/screening methods | Documents screening, English language, Oral examination |
| Entry | April, 2026 |
| Application category | General Entrance Examination (April Admission) |
| Deadline for prior qualification screening | November 4, 2025 |
| Starting date for application submission | November 25, 2025 |
| Deadline of application | December 8, 2025 |
| Date of examination | February 1, 2026 |
| Notification of examination result | February 6, 2026 |
| Examination/screening methods | Documents screening, English language, Oral examination |
| Program | Research program (Graduate program) |
| International students examination offered | No special selection of international students |
| Application from outside Japan | Available. |
| Qualification to apply | Completion of Masters degree or equivalent. |
| Notes | Approval from an academic advisor is required. (An academic advisor will not be introduced by the school.) |
| Number of international students in 2025 | 0 |
| Number of privately financed students | 0 |
| Number of exchange international students | 0 |
| Examination fee | 9,800 yen |
| Admission fee | 84,600 yen |
| Tuition per year | 356,400 yen |
| Total expenses (First year) | 441,000 yen |
| Remarks | Tuition: 29,700 yen per month (6 months prepayment (178,200 yen)) |
| Entry | October, 2025 |
| Application category | Domestic Application, Overseas Application |
| Starting date for application submission | May 7, 2025 |
| Deadline of application | May 13, 2025 (must arrive by this date) |
| Notification of examination result | June, 2025 |
| Remarks | Please make an inquiry for details of the examination schedule. |
| Examination/screening methods | Documents screening, Japanese language and English language |
| Entry | April, 2026 |
| Application category | Domestic Application, Overseas Application |
| Starting date for application submission | October 27, 2025 |
| Deadline of application | October 31, 2025 (must arrive by this date) |
| Notification of examination result | December, 2025 |
| Remarks | Please make an inquiry for details of the examination schedule. |
| Examination/screening methods | Documents screening, Japanese language and English language |
| Program | Research program (Undergraduate program) |
| International students examination offered | No special selection of international students |
| Application from outside Japan | Available. |
| Qualification to apply | Completion of 2 year's university education or graduation from junior college or equivalent institution. |
| Notes | Approval from an academic advisor is required. (An academic advisor will not be introduced by the school.) |
| Number of international students in 2025 | 1 |
| Number of privately financed students | 0 |
| Number of exchange international students | 0 |
| Examination fee | 9,800 yen |
| Admission fee | 84,600 yen |
| Tuition per year | 356,400 yen |
| Total expenses (First year) | 441,000 yen |
| Remarks | Tuition: 29,700 yen per month (6 months prepayment (178,200 yen)) |
| Entry | October, 2025 |
| Application category | Domestic Application, Overseas Application |
| Starting date for application submission | May 7, 2025 |
| Deadline of application | May 13, 2025 (must arrive by this date) |
| Notification of examination result | June, 2025 |
| Remarks | Please make an inquiry for details of the examination schedule. |
| Examination/screening methods | Documents screening, Japanese language and English language |
| Entry | April, 2026 |
| Application category | Domestic Application, Overseas Application |
| Starting date for application submission | October 27, 2025 |
| Deadline of application | October 31, 2025 (must arrive by this date) |
| Notification of examination result | December, 2025 |
| Remarks | Please make an inquiry for details of the examination schedule. |
| Examination/screening methods | Documents screening, Japanese language and English language |
| Program | Auditing, credit course (Graduate program) |
| International students examination offered | No special selection of international students |
| Prior qualification screening | Not necessary. |
| Qualification to apply | Completion of Masters degree or equivalent. Completion of undergraduate degree or equivalent Please make an inquiry for details. |
| Notes | Others(Application guidelines for 2026 will be issued around December, 2025.) |
| Number of international students in 2025 | 0 |
| Number of privately financed students | 0 |
| Number of exchange international students | 0 |
| Examination fee | 9,800 yen |
| Admission fee | 28,200 yen |
| Remarks | Please make a detailed inquiry as expenses differ for individual conditions. Tuition fee is 14.800 yen per unit. |
| Entry | October, 2025 |
| Application category | Application from within Japan |
| Starting date for application submission | August 12, 2025 |
| Deadline of application | August 18, 2025 |
| Notification of examination result | September, 2025 |
| Remarks | The examination schedule is not yet determined. |
| Examination/screening methods | Documents screening |
| Examination/screening methods | Documents screening, Subjects differ by major. Please make an inquiry. |
| Program | Auditing, credit course (Undergraduate program) |
| International students examination offered | No special selection of international students |
| Prior qualification screening | Not necessary. |
| Japanese language ability examination | You must pass Japanese Language Proficiency Test (1st level) |
| Availability of previous examination papers | Please make an inquiry for details. |
| Qualification to apply | High School graduate or equivalent. Please make an inquiry for details. |
| Notes | Others(Application guidelines for 2026 will be issued around December, 2025.) |
| Number of international students in 2025 | 0 |
| Number of privately financed students | 0 |
| Number of exchange international students | 0 |
| Examination fee | 9,800 yen |
| Admission fee | 28,200 yen |
| Remarks | Please make a detailed inquiry as expenses differ for individual conditions. 14,800 yen per credit Short-term study abroad programs without entrance examinations are available, Students are accepted as undergraduate special auditing students or non-degree students. As of May 2025, 11 privately financed students are enrolled in the program. Students who wish to participate in this program should contact the person in charge of studying abroad at their home university. |
| Entry | October, 2025 |
| Application category | Application from within Japan |
| Starting date for application submission | August 14, 2025 |
| Deadline of application | August 18, 2025 |
| Notification of examination result | September, 2025 |
| Remarks | The examination schedule is not yet determined. |
| Examination/screening methods | Documents screening |
| Program | Professional degree program |
| Major | Entrepreneurship |
| International students examination offered | No special selection of international students |
| Application from outside Japan | Available. |
| Prior qualification screening | Necessary. |
| Availability of previous examination papers | Please make an inquiry for details. |
| Qualification to apply | Completion of undergraduate degree or equivalent Applicants who have completed 16 years and above of school education in their home countries or expect to complete it by the designated date. Applicants who are 22 years old or older and are recognized to have abilities equivalent to graduates by special admission qualification screening. Please make an inquiry for details. |
| Notes | Approval from an academic advisor is not required. Applicants who have not fulfilled 16 years of school education should inquire beforehand. |
| Number of international students in 2025 | 4 |
| Number of privately financed students | 4 |
| Number of exchange international students | 0 |
| Examination fee | 30,000 yen |
| Admission fee | 282,000 yen |
| Tuition per year | 535,800 yen |
| Total expenses (First year) | 817,800 yen |
| Remarks | Please make a detailed inquiry as expenses differ for individual conditions. |
| Entry | April, 2026 |
| Application category | General Entrance Examination 1st |
| Deadline for prior qualification screening | July 24, 2025 |
| Starting date for application submission | August 18, 2025 |
| Deadline of application | August 26, 2025 |
| Date of examination | September 21, 2025 |
| Notification of examination result | October 9, 2025 |
| Examination/screening methods | Documents screening, English language, Major subjects(Answer in Japanese), Interview, Subjects differ by major. Please make an inquiry. |
| Entry | April, 2026 |
| Application category | General Entrance Examination 2nd |
| Deadline for prior qualification screening | October 27, 2025 |
| Starting date for application submission | November 25, 2025 |
| Deadline of application | December 8, 2025 |
| Date of examination | February 1, 2026 |
| Notification of examination result | February 6, 2026 |
| Examination/screening methods | Documents screening, English language, Major subjects(Answer in Japanese), Interview |
| Entry | April, 2026 |
| Application category | Examination for Working Adults 1st |
| Deadline for prior qualification screening | July 24, 2025 |
| Starting date for application submission | August 18, 2025 |
| Deadline of application | August 26, 2025 |
| Date of examination | September 21, 2025 |
| Notification of examination result | October 9, 2025 |
| Examination/screening methods | Documents screening, Oral examination, Essay |
| Entry | April, 2026 |
| Application category | Examination for Working Adults 2nd |
| Deadline for prior qualification screening | October 27, 2025 |
| Starting date for application submission | November 25, 2025 |
| Deadline of application | December 8, 2025 |
| Date of examination | February 1, 2026 |
| Notification of examination result | February 6, 2026 |
| Examination/screening methods | Documents screening, Oral examination, Essay |
Last update: Jun. 17, 2025








